But the Girl of Qihas escaped or gained release,in truth, she merely diedturned to jadein the mouth of unlucky Death,who believes he is immortal.

Author Bio:Catherine LaFleur is an incarcerated writer and poet working with ArtSpring Workshops. She is from Pensacola, Florida and is a student in the Incarcerated Student Program at Louisiana State University. Her nonfiction has appeared in the anthology Word by Word.

"Celestial" captures the essence of what makes a good poem--it spins perception with a few nice turns of the kaleidoscope and offers an alternate view of the world, one that is not obvious and always comprehensible. Love "...she merely died/ turned to jade." A beautiful image, Catherine. Looking forward to more of your mind bending word blossoms.